Potencial arqueológico do centro de Bento Gonçalves : arqueologia urbana em uma cidade de colonização italiana

Abstract

Starting from the questions as, is this an "archaeological city"? And can we find in the Bento Gonçalves urban area archaeological remains about the first installations of Italian immigrants? The work developed here has as its main objective to understand the evolution of the Bento Gonçalves's urban center, locating the areas of the first installations occupied by Italian immigrants, realizing the potential of the presence of archaeological remains. The motivations for the research development are the need to defend the heritage of the the urban center thats in constant destruction, as well the field opening for future archaeological studies at the city center. For the analysis developed here I use various types of historical source such as photographs, official reports, immigrant reports, the built heritage inventory of the municipality, and the local historiography itself. Through these sources analysis it is possible to notice the latent presence of the Italian immigration phenomenon as forming the population identity as well the municipality. This sources also give us information about the regions occupation, which give us the basis for the study development of the potential. Finally it was possible to verify the presence of two main strats referring to this phenomenon in the Bento Gonçalves's center, the first one from the 19th century end, and the second referring to the 20th century beginning. As it was possible to verify in these points the different potentialities: as the roads, squares, buildings, among others. I highlight the possibility of development of the Public Archeology practices in the region, with the objective of assisting in the preservation of heritage present there (sic).